It really doesn't deserve to call itself "Monster Hunter".
I do admit, the idea of modern military ending up in a fantasy world sounds fantastic ...for a comedy. As in, satirizing the idea of a military and a fantasy on equal parts, not taking itself too seriously, but just seriously enough to actually care what's going on.
Ironically, Guardians of the Galaxy did just that by satirizing Sci-Fi and superhero comics by turning the team into a band of reluctant criminals, with loads of jokes and banter, yet we're still supposed to feel sorry for them and they ultimately do save the day in the end.
If it didn't take itself so seriously and didn't have the name Monster Hunter slapped onto it for no good reason, it would be a great flick, maybe even surviving the current situation. Any excitement I've seen for this movie is from those who obviously don't care for the games, which is very shallow imo.
Isnt this military enters fantasy world. Just the premise of Gate. Like for real..
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."It's not an entirely original concept, no. There's often the "military team travels to the past and is shocked they can't easily wash everyone they encounter" theme, as well.
Apparently, Ron Perlman's character is going to be from the Monster Hunter world, which is kinda interesting. He's always entertaining, in any case.
Okay, now that sounds cool. Hope he gets to kick ass the way it should be kicked
If the movie gets a YMMV page, is it okay to already add They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot before it was released?
Most people agree that the premise has potential, with the studio making the mistake of calling it "Monster Hunter" and hiring Anderson, who is notorious for his "fanfiction" movies. I highly doubt that this opinion is going to change post-release.
So what can already be considered?
I've seen reactions like Awesome Art and Just Here for Godzilla (both for the monster designs and the latter by extension for the Palicoes), Tainted by the Preview and Were Still Relevant Dammit (the latter more applying to Paul W. S. Anderson's career than the franchise itself, the Guardians of the Galaxy reference in the trailer sounds shoehorned in for the sake of referencing something popular at the time)
Yeah, but Tainted by the Preview kind of lends itself to being added before release.
If anything, it's a necessity, as even beloved works can have bad-looking leaks or trailers. It just needs to stay reasonable.
Monster Hunter moved to Christmas in theaters
Probably in response to WW 84 getting both a theatrical and VOD release that day.

I'm not even a fan of the games, but it still sickens me that this guy is still getting work. He's like Seltzer and Friedberg, but instead of being the master of Shallow Parody, he's the master of In Name Only and Video Game Movies Suck.
If this movie gets any clout, it's probably either for the monster designs or just a So Bad, It's Good reaction.
I couldn't bear to watch the full trailer, but Jesus... the GOTG reference is completely misplaced. Not only are the Guardians far more well-known for fighting humanoid villains (at least in the movies), but it's called "of the Galaxy" for a reason, they're in space. Unless the character is meant to be an idiot, my best guess is that Anderson wanted to reference a popular movie, without knowing what it was actually about.